Drivers are instructed to pick out the green cone at the start of the corner, and then the cone at the apex on the opposite side, and then try to drive as close to each as possible.

Drivers are instructed to pick out the green cone at the start of the corner, and then the cone at the apex on the opposite side, and then try to drive as close to each as possible. (Doug Stewart CTnow.com)

As part of its roll-out of the new performance model of the Ford Focus, the company brought its performance driving academy to a parking lot outside Gillette Stadium. This was the third of five stops, and the last on the East Coast. They move on to Los Angeles and San Francisco in August. After a short instruction period, participants got to drive the car on a training course and then a timed lap. The Ford Focus ST goes on sale this fall.